The Sun. — London, England, 1864-10-14 00:00:00

HIGH WATER AT LONDON BRIDGE. TVS DAY.—Morning, 12h. 46m.—Afternoon, lh. 10m. 10-itoßßOWe•Morning, 14. 303:I.—Afternoon, Ih. f 4m. ........-- 11ffEATRE ROYAL, DRURY.LANE,-- Managers, Messrs. E. Falconer and F. B. Chatterton. THIS EVENING, AN APRIL FOOL. Mr. R. Roxby, 3I r, G. Belmore, Mr. Fitzjames, Mr. G. Weston, and Miss udspeth. After which, at a quarter to Eight o'c'ock, Shakspere's tragedy of OTHELLO. Mr. Phelps ; Messrs. Creswick, Walter Lacy, G. F. Neville, A Rayner, Raymond; Mrs. Vezin, and Miss Atkinson. Poors open at ha f-past Six —Commence at Seven. T HE A TRE ROYAL, H AY MARKET.- Lessee. Mr. Buckstone. THIS EVENING, MADEMOISELLE D E BELLE ISLE. M essrs . Howe, Farren, Gordon, Baird, ‘tc , Mesdames Beatrice, Ange', &c. Alter which, PRESENTED AT COURT. Me d, ssrs. Buck stone, 80, W. Farren, Rogers , Clark, Bra' &c. ; Mes wdames Snowdon, Griffith, Ili 1, Wrialit, Lovell, &c. And 3ACCHUS AND ARIADNE. To commence at 7. ROYAL LYCEUM THEATRE. Under the sole management of Mr. Fechter. This Theatre will OPEN on SATURDAY. October 22, with a New Drama, entitled the KING'S BUT PERFLY, in which Mr. Fechter will pertorm the principal character, The Scenery painted by Mr. William Cailcott. Th e Box-office will open on Monday, October 17, from Kiev n till Four. ROY AL PRINCESS'S THEATRE.- Sole Lessee and Manager, Mr. Geo. Vining. '`'HIS EVENING, BORN TO GOOD LUCK. I addy crirafferty, Mr. Dominick Murray. After which, THE STREETS OF LONDON. Messrs. Vining, J. W. Ray, D. Fi her. D. Murray, J. Nelson, H. Forrester. H. Mellon ; Mrs. Henry Marston, Miss Emma Barnett, and Miss Fanny Gwynne. E W THE ATRE-RO YAL, ADELPHI.—. 84Ie Proprietor and Manager. Mr. B. Webster. THIS EVENING, GOOD FOR NOTHING. Messrs. J. Clarke, BiNington, Eburne, and Mrs. Alfred Mellon. After which, RORY O'MOR E. Rory (with Irish Ballads), Mr. John Collins. Other characters by Messrs. Billington, R. Pnillips, Paul Bedford, Stuart, Stephenson, C. J. Smith ; Mre. Alfred Mellon and Miss Kate Kelly. To conclude with TEDDY THE TILER. Teddy (with gongs), Mr. John Collins. Commence at 7. ROYAL ST. JAMES'S THEATRE. Manager. Mr. Benjamin Webster. EMINENT TALENT AND COMEDY. This popular Theatre is Open for the Winter Season. Those celebrated artistes Mr. and Mrs. C. Mathews are re-engaged. THIS EVENING, Mr. Arthur Sketchley's highly successful and original Comedy of HOW WILL 'II.IEY GET OUT OF IT ? Mr. and Mrs. Charles Mathews, Mr. and Mrs. F. Matthews. Mr. Robinson, Mr. H, J. Montague; Miss Wentworth, and Mrs. Stirling, After which, a New Comedy Farce, by Maddison Morton, Esq., entitled WuOD OCIi'S LITTLE GAME. Mr. C. Mathews, Mrs. F. Matthews. To conclude with UNDER, THE ROSE. ROYAL STRAND THEATRE. Sole Lessee and Manageress, Mrs. Swanborough. TUI3 EVENING, JNLIMITE D CONFIDENCE. Followed by, at Eight, MILKY WHITE. Messrs. Craven, Stoyle, James ; Mesdames Swanbor s,ugh and Handers. After which, the great Burlesque, THE MILLER AND Ills MEN. Messrs. Fenton, James, and Thorne ; Mesdames ANvanborough, Simpson. Johnstone, Hughes, and Carson. COALS. —The LILLESHAL L COMPANY'S COALS. Direct from their own Collieries. Marquis'. 255. per ton. 1 I Double ..215. per ton. T o p 21s. „ Deep ...225. „ Well screened and delivered within five miles of their De pots, Westbourne Park-road, W., and 17, South Wharf, _Paddington, W., and Maiden-lane, N. Best Coke lss. per chaldron. Terms cash. JOIIN SCOTT, Sole Lgent. THE THIRD EDITION OF " THE SUN," Containing the Latest SPORTING INTELLIGENCE, Gin be had Every Evening 01 G. R. GLENIE, NEWS AGENT, No. 4, Connaught-terrace, Hyde-park. THE LATES I` EDITION of " THE SUN" supplied, as soon as published every Evening by lIBICRY BROOKS, Newspaper Agent, 21, Old Cavendish otreet, W. • AV e l 4 j ;OA% SUIL Titt LONDON, FRIDAY, OCT. 14, 1864. Mr. GLADSTONE has certainly been busy enough, and has done mote than his share of speechifying ter the recess. He had to perform a very gracious taslr in opening the Park at Farnwortb. This was one of those occasions which are cf so interesting and exciting a character that they are far beyond ordinary affairs of the (ley, and live in the re collection, invested with peculiar and particular ,regard. Mr. GLADSTONE, of course, uttered some appropriate remarks as he performed the task as signed to him, and appeared to be deeply impressed with the nature of the scene before him. To one so often accustomed to formal arrangements and 6*.ereotyped methods of carrying cn affairs, it must have been a relief to witness the general expression of feeling among the vast multitudes assembled, and to take part in a ceremonial where the trammels of official life were cast aside, and a universal senti ment of hilarity and good- will reigned supreme and paramount. Mr BARNES deserved the encomiums which were passed upon him, and none the less so because he is, as the right hon. gentleman observed, no isolated instance of the sort, but the honoured representative of a principle which adorns this generation. Mr. GLADSTONE could not have more forcibly expressed the purport and bearing of the work before him than in these words --(t In this busy, stirring, critical, industrious, enterprising, money-making, money-accumulating age, it is well that while these pursuits have full scope given them, it should be forgotten that there are other wants and other interests." This is exactly the definition of this affair, and it fulfils one of the great requirements of our time, that time and opportunity should be afforded to the over worked and over-tired population to refresh them selves for a season from their hard positions, and to think of the world around them, besides the limited part which contains their E ngagements. - Work is better when the workers are allowed a little breath ing time, and there is no greater mistake made than that which taxes the energies to the utmost, and in the end produces exhaustion and incompe tence. " Property has its duties as well as its rights," is a very true maxim, and one that cannot be too much attended to by all whom it concerns, and unless it is recognised and fully carried out there can be no peace or prosperity in any land, however many advantages it may enjoy or possess. Mr. GLADSTONE laid great stress upon this point, and it certainly is one that was particularly applicable to the subject before him. He said that its consideration had increased of late years, and what had at one time been looked upon as a" dreaded monster," was now a "domesti cated idea." Well might we say that it was offend ing against the will and design of Providence to refuse to recognise the truth of this adage, and that the relation between the master and the workman ought not to be carried on without good feeling and mutual feelings of respect. The right hon. gentleman very truly observed that in no part of the country had the rights of labour been more respected than in Lancashire. The changes that the law had made had also brought about changes that no law could produce ; the " moral transforma tion," as he truly called it, had been shown in the manner in which recent trials had been borne, and this surest test of what constitutes the true man," has shown in what estimation the factory people ate to be held by the " rest of their fellow countrymen:. Pursuing his theme to a wider extent, Mr. GLADSTONE remarked that the enterprise of the British nation was some thing sur p risin g , and when he said that for every two yards of cotton consumed in the world one was of British man ufacture, he thought the factory system should be recognised as an important element in all economical and social arrangements. Wnen things are viewed in this light, it - is surprise ing what a different aspect they as sume, and it is only by taking all these into consideration that a due estimate of the relative importance of these matters can be arrived at. The right hon, gentleman truly depicted the necessity that existed for some sphere in which those who laboured so strenuously could meet with some respite, and thus introduced the immediate object of their meeting that day. "Here we have," he said, "before ns a scene in which, as we leap from generation to generation, the young and old of Farnworth will seek for health and refreshment after the hours of honest labour have come to an end," This is in itself a matter of great and vital import, and one which may well excite a feeling of deep in terest in the minds of all who attentively study the subject; and, besides the question of health, there is the afterthought that the mental and moral requirements of the labouring population will be better cared for by the opportunity afforded them for healthful relaxation. Mr. GLADSTONE may be envied the privilege of thus having his name associated with a work thus connected with public good, and which is intimately associated with the happiness and comfort of the great indus trial community of a crowded mart of industry. The right hon. gentleman was scarcely so happy in his remarks at Liverpool in the evening, for he made some attempts to prop up the cause of the Ministry which were not very cordially received by the audience, A suspicious cry of " Oh," was heard more than once during some passages of his speech. This may, perhaps, tend to impress on his mind, and also on that of hie colleagues, that all is not so favourable to the Ministry as they would fain per suade themselves that it is. It was a more gracious and genial task for the right hon. gentleman to allude to his early connection with the town, and the sentiments with which he revisited it. Since the days when he was more familiar with it Liver• pool has increased in wealth and in importance, until, as the distinguished guest of the evening observed, it " may challenge conclusively the place of the first commercial emporium of the world." Mr. GLADSTONE spoke impressively of the vast responsibilities which lie upon this country, and the due performance of the duties of legislation for which utterly overtask the best human energies. Thera was great wisdom in the right hon. gentleman'e remarks upon the instinct of preservation that has always been so strong in this country; but he added this should be combined with the spirit of improvement, " and the laws and condition of this country after all that has been done yet will offer a rich harvest to the wise and judicious efforts of the statesmen of future times." Such counsel is correct and straightforward, and it impresses those who depend upon it with the notion that as yet there is no occasion for us to consider that enough has been done in the way of improve ment. The surest way of maintaining the present position of England is for her rulers and population never to relax in their efforts in seeking for a better and more approved method of transacting the busi ness of the State. This will prove the surest way of meeting with success ; and those orators who encourage the spirit of energy and the desire to excel render a great service to the community of which they are the pioneers from a glorious past to an uncertain future. The prorogation of Parliament at this time of the year is an event which excites little interest. A few "potent, grave, and reverend seignora" assemble in discharge of a formal duty, and no one not im mediately concerned in the routine thinks it worth while to step out of their way to look at them. Yet the principle which lies at the bottom of this appa rently trivial and useless form is a very sound one, as are most of the underlying motives of our con stitutional solemnities. The Septennial Act is a national guarantee that the people shall be fairly represented in the government of the country, with out depending upon the caprice of a despotic mo narch or the equally dangerous and tyrannical will of revolutionary leaders. It is true that in either case the tyrant or the anf rch might act in defiance of the law had they sufficient power, but there it stands as a substantial protest on behalf of consti tutional government. Moreover, neither tyranny nor anarchy is established in a day, and these forms are the outworks which any invader of national rights will have to break through, and by which attempt he will give timely warning of his motives and intentions. When the Parliament reassembles next spring it will probably be for the last session of the present House of Commons; a fact which no one except its own immediate members will be much disposed to regret. It began it s course on the 31st of May, 1859, an d consequently has a right to exist until May, 1866, since by the terms of the A3t the seven years of a Parliament's life are reckoned from th© day on which it assembles. Many persons imagine that the seventh session of a Parliament must necessarily be the last, bat this is a misapprehen sion, since there may be any number of sessions within the given seven years. It is therefore possible that our faineant dynasty may see fit to prolong their present comfortable existence by retaining the compliant members of the existing House as long as possible. When a building is tottering on its foundation, any shock or change is much to be deprecated, and no doubt Lord PAL MERSTON would prefer to let the memories of his Danish policy grow a little fainter in the popular remembrance before he tests the feeling of the country by a general election. It is, however, always customary to dissolve in the sixth year, so whether the etiquette will be observed or no remains to be seen. At any rate, we may reasonably hope for a little more energy next session, though Re formers must apparently rest and be thankful, and ask no inconvenient questions. Whether they will be contented to obey this emphatic injunction is a question for the session of 1865 to solve, but the growing feeling of the country will not support them in inaction. A calm often precedes as well as follows a storm, and the present lull in the Perlis mentary atmosphere might perhaps, had we political as well as meteorological storm signals, foretel a tempest of no ordinary description. The public will learn with great satisfaction that the long and harassing war in New Zealand has been brought to a close. For E3OlllO time past its immediate coneusion has been looked upon as almost hopeless, and we in this country at least were be ginning to resign ourselves to a winter of inaction before any further steps could be taken towards the pacification of the colony. Rumour, however, began to whisper that famine had proved a power ful ally, and that the brave and daring Maories, who have proved no contemptible antagonists even to our troops when behind their entrncehments, were slowly but surely succumbing to the influence of a more insidious but not less deadly foe. happily these reports have proved to be well grounded, and within the last two days a telegram has been re ceived at the Foreign Office, conveying the welcome intelligence that on the sth and Gth of August a meeting took place at Tauranga between the Governor of New Zealand and the natives, at which the Maories submitted unconditionally to the QUEEN'S authority, and placed their lands at the Governor's disposal. Such a conclusion disposes most satisfactorily of the difficulty which had grown to be a serious one, and was threatening the fortunes of the colony in an alarming manner. The most rigid disciplinarian could not exa,t more than ME SUN, LONDON, FRIDAY EVENING, OCTOBER 14, 1864. such complete surrender, and the object of the war may thus be said to be fully ac complished, since the natives have not only been compelled to abandon their pretensions, but they have been taught to acknowledge our superiority, and to confess their own inadequacy to oppose it. This is the more encouraging, as after several triumphs we had • had one or two reverses, or, rather, we had bought our victories too dear. Brave officers and gallant men had laid down their lives in numbers too great for a semi.savage strife like this, and there seemed to be reason to appre hend that England would have to mourn many more valiant sons before the contest came to an end. Its nature, too, was harassing and unsatis factory ; it was not like a bold encounter in an open field nor a direct attack upon a defended city; but it was a struggle with the bush and the marsh, with enemies who fled and left no trace, and who rewarded a successful assault with an empty vic tory. The admixture of civilisation in the Maori race renders them most difficult to deal with, for they are far more formidable than ordinary savages, while they cannot be treated like Europeans. Many wise and kind persons, in their regard for the defenceless position of an inferior race, are in• clined to overlook the rights of the settlers, and the fact that a due respect for life and property must be secured if the islands are to be inhabited by civilised human beings. Oa the other hand, the colonists and their friends are, in their natural indignation, perhaps too much disposed to forget the provocations of the natives, and the difference between their views and our own. The authorities are not, how ever, likely to show any harshness or injustice in dealing with the surrendered lands ; in fact, we learn by the very telegram which brings us the news of the peace, that most of their lands have been restored to the natives, only a few having been con fiscated, and those few, no doubt, on clear grounds of right and justice, By a happy combination of lenity and firmness, the Governor has it now in his power to effect a lasting settlement of the long pending disputa, and by so doing he will be not only conferring a blessing on the natives, who will be slowly but surely exterminated by the continu ance of the war, but he will be doing the best thing possible for the colony, which can never flourish under such a disadvantage. The idea of a war with savages is quite sufficient to deter emigration, and the insecurity of life and property conscquent upon the unsettled state of things counteracts the attrac tions of a healthy and fertile country. New Z?a. land has great capabilities as yet but half deve loped, and we trust, now the great stumblingblock is removed oat of her way, to see her rise to her proper rank nmong our southern dependencies. University College. Yesterday the Faculty of Arts and Laws at University College was opened with a lecture by Mr Malden, the pro fessor of Greek. It is usual on the opening of a session for the professor who lectures to treat of education in a gene ral way, but on the present occasion Professor Malden took for his subject the special department of "Greek Tragedy," with which, from his long experience, he must be so intimately acquainted. Admitting the wide difference which exists between the modern romantic drama and the ancient classical one, Mr Malden proceeded to observe that anyone who wished for a satisfactory explanation of that difference must keep steadily in view the origin and object of the Greek drama, and the construction of the Greek theatre. The essential element in the dithyrambic hymns in honour of Dionysos, which in the progress of, time ex panded into the plays of Eschylus, Sophocles, and Euri pides, was essentially religious, and it was only after a long struggle that the dramatic element predominated over the religious one. Thespis, who introduced a single actor, was the first innovator in this direction. Eschylus introduced a second actor, and the succeeding writers introduced a third and even a fourth actor. But though the number of actors was thus limited, it sometimes happened that the same actor represented two charac ter, for which, of course, a change of mask and of dress was necessary. The use of masks, the presence of a chorus who sang in unison and in measured cadences, and who frequently trod the stage in stately and solemn march ings, were all so many impediments to the introduction of that variety of character and incident which distinguishes the modern drama. &Bides, the modern dramatist allows more freedom t- his characters. They are of course acted on by circumstances, but on the other hand they act upon circumstances, and the changes of feeling are frequent and rapid, and they are exhibited before the audience. This was not the case in the ancient Greek drama. External circumstances, like a species of Fate, acted on the charac ters, and they must be consistent from beginning to end with the phase of life which they were intended to repre sent. Much as we admire the " lofty, grave tragedians" of Greece, they held but a subordinate place in the estima tion of their cotemporaries, for it was the Choregus and the tribe he represented who obtained the chief honour of a successful dramatic spectacle. But, as Professor Malden happily remarked at the conclusion of his lecture, while the religion of the Greeks has pissed away more than a thousand years ago, and while the Grecian theatres are not distinguishable from the earth on which they rested, scholiasts and scholars are still engaged in elucidating the text or in penetrating the spirit of the great dramatists of Greece. At the conclusion of the lecture the learned pro fessor was much applauded by the audience. THE NEW LORD LIEUTENANT OF IRELAN D We understand that his Excellency will not arrive in Ireland till the last week of the present month. It is stated in well informed circles that his Excellency's ap pointment had been formally perfected, but that prior to entering on his high °face he must be made a Privy Coun cillor, and be fully proclaimed in council by the Queen as her Irish Viceroy. It was expected that a council would have been held at such time as to admit of his arriving in Dublin this week, but it is said th a t t h ere w i ll b e no council at which her Majesty will preside till the 24th or 25th inst. —Freeman's Journal. GREAT BRITAIN AND THE ZOLLVEREIN,— With respect to the visit to Berlin of Mr Ward, the English con sul at Hamburgh, for the purpose of negotiating commer cial relations with the new Zallverein, it would appear that the answer given to him was, that the Customs conference sitting at Berlin, and composed of delegates from the states of the Z )fiverein, had declared that since the Customs union was definitively reconstituted on Oct. 1 Prussia could no longer negociate alone in her own name. LITERARY ANNOUNCEMENTS.---The Atheneum of last week announces the following list of works as preparing for publication by Messrs Saunders, Otley, and Co.:—The second volume of Mr Edwin Arnold's History of Lord Dalhousie's Administration in India'— ' Adventures with the Confederate Army,' by Miss Belle Boyd, a young lady who was on the staff of the late General Stonewall Jackson, and who now holds the rank of major in the Confederate army I—the second and concluding part of A Piece of Bread,' from the French of Jean Macti—' The Kennel Stud Book,' edited by ' Cecil.' Messrs Saunders, Otley, and Co. also announce the following works of fiction : Uncle Angus,' by Mrs Nichols, which will be published this week— The Little House by the Railway Arch,' by the Author of Velvet Lawn'—' My Sister's Son,' by W. J. Sorrell, author of ' Christmas Day,' &c.—' Percy Tal bot,' by George Graham, author of ' Carstone Rectory'— and a fourth edition of Why Paul Ferroll Killed his Wife.' THE PRESENT PARLIAMENT.—On reference to the Septennial Act of 1715 it will ba found that the duration of a Parliament is fur seven years, reckoned from the day on which it may be appointed to meet. Toe present Parliament was appointed to meet on the 31st of May, 1859, and, therefore, its natural duration will be till the 3L.t of May, 1866. Of course, it maybe terminated at any time at the pleasure of the Crown, The confusion upon this sub ject in the public mind arises, no doubt from the notion that next session will bo the seventh session of the present Parliament, and that it will be, consequently, the last. But there might be 20 sessieos, or more, in one Parliament. although it could only last seven years. LIST c 1' KILLED AND WOUNDED AT A SOMERSET YEOMANRY MUSTER.—The annual eight days' drill of the North Somerset Yeomanry Cavalry, at Wells, was prolific of accidents, one of which has resulted fatally. The horse of Corporal James Brintnan bolted with him and threw him with such violence that he died next morning. On the day of muster Captain Holbert, of the Bath troop, was thrown from his horse, and so injured that he could not join his troop for a day or two. During the drill one of the troopers, in returning his sword, ran the point of it about an inch)" more into his comrade's thigh. At the termina tion of the general drill, the gallant commander, Colonel Sir W. Miles, was unhorsed by a trooper, whose horse had bolted. The colonel fell heavily, notwithstanding which he soon recovered his seat and led his regiment into the Market- place, where they were dismissed. Captain Ilavi land's horse fell with hm, at Farrington Gurney. In the case of Corporal Brinman a verdict of accidental death was rettirued by the cvroner's jury, LATEST INTELLIGENCE, [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.] THE REPORTED LOSS OF THE BULLDOG. ADMIRALTY, OCT. 14, 1864.. By despatches received this morning at the Admiralty, H.M.S. Bulldog appears to have been at Jamaica on the 22d September. The report of her being wrecked is, therefore, untrue. THE BOMBAY MAIL. ALEXANDRIA, OCT. 13. The Euxine left here at 4 p.m. yesterday, and the Syria at 9 a.m. to.day. The former may be expected at Marseilles about the 18th, and the latter at Southampton about the 18th instant. OUTWARD MAIL OF 27TH SEPTEMBER TO 3D OCTOBER. The Carnatic left Su€z for Bombay at 8 p.m. on ,he 12th inst. ITALY. TURIN, Oct 14. The National Bank has raised its rate of discount to 9 per cent. The Turin papers state that the resignation of Signor Sclopis, as president of the Senate, has been accepted, and that Signor Mamo has been nomi• nated in his stead. RUSSIA. ST. PETERSBURG, OCT. 14. The Journal de St. Petersbourg of to-day states that the article published by the DeutschePetersbur ger Zeitung on the 4th instant, with respect to the encyclical letter of the Pope, concerning the Polefi, is only to be regarded as of secondary importance, and is devoid of all semiofficial character. SAINT DOMINGO. SGULHAMPTON, 0cT.14. The latest news from Stint Domingo brought by the Seine states that the chiefs of the revolution had retired to Hayti, and were making proposals to the Spanish generals for a termination of the war. FRANCE. BOURSE, Oct.l3.—The market has been rather firmer, and the business done shows a slight im provement. Threes, for the Account, are now at 65f. 25c., and Mobilier at 885 f. Railway Shares have been again offered, and some of the lines are quoted lower. The market again became weak to wards the close, and left off as follows: II per Cents .. 92 20 Do. end month.... 3 per Cents Do. end month 65 15 Credit Mobilier 895 Do. end month BB7 50 Bank Shares 3385 Credit Fonder 1167 50 Roman Italian Loan Do. end month 66 25 Ditto Threes New Mexican to 60 Russian Austrian Spanish Threes _ Horne Debt Deferred rAlre. Cash. Account. 830 .. 833 75 975 .. 975 890 .. 892 59 601 25 .. 607 50 498 75 49J .. 491 25 .. 340 43: 50 437 50 617 50 .. 517 50 385 387 50 470 470 197 50 RAIL' Orleans Northern Lyons and Mediterranean Southern Western Eastern Sardinian Austrian Loir bard North of Spain Saragossa Ditto to Barcelona TURKEY.' Constantinople letters and journals to the sth have reached us, but with the exception of the account they give of the unsettled state of the money market, their contents are not of much interest. The Levant Herald has tire subjoined observations on the subject just alluded to :—" The decision which the meeting of the brokers on our local Stock Ex change arrived at regarding cash prices of securi ties being adopted as the basis of operations, has not yet been put into operation, notwithstanding the support of the outside public. The plan of August last for limiting operations in 'air' was acted upon Friday last. A large operator delivered real titles with 2i difference below the price of the operation, and although this was anticipated on the place, the market was not in a position to abide by the rule agreed to, notwithstanding every effort was made to obtain cash for the engagements due, However, eventually, one-third of the delivery was paid for by the united action of the brokers, and the holder ultimately agreed to retain the remainder for a month at 1 per cent. interest. The result of this caused great dismay, and a considerable number of the early supporters of the new plan began to sug gest the re-adoption of the old obnoxious system. Yesterday (4th) a meeting of brokers, speculators, and subscribers to the Stock Exchange was held, and the decision arrived at was, that for the future there are to be two liquidations per month on cash prices. We trust this rule will be acted upon." The following are some items of general intelli gence :—" Haider Effendi, Imperial Commissioner at Tunis, has arrived here from there, on board the frigate Muhbithoi-Surow. The Peiki-Cheriff, which formed part of the Turkish squadron sta tioned in Tunisian waters, arrived in company. — Ali Bey, first chamberlain to the Sultan, has left the capital on board the frigate Feizi-Bakri for Alexandria, being charged with the delivery of a portrait of his Majesty to the Viceroy.—A fine new steam corvette, named the Naziret-Aris, recently constructed at the Arsenal, has been successfully launched in presence of the Grand Vizier, the Capitan Pasha, and several other State functionaries.—News from Phillipopoli re ports that a considerable amount of rain had fallen there, and that the cotton crops were al most completely destroyed.—Letters from Erze roum speak in a eulogistic manner of the attention paid by Ismail Pasha, the Governor, and Dervish Pasha, the Commander-ineChief of the 4th corps d'arrnee, to the intellectual requirements of the youthful population in that pirt of the empire. Hitherto not a single public school had been esta blished in the three large provinces of Trebizand, Erzeroum, and Kharpoot, with a population of about two millions, but, thanks to the exertions of the above-named functionaries, this serious want, it ap pears, is about to be supplied, and preparatory schools are on the point of being opened at Treb:zond, Erzeroum Kharpoot, Kars, and E rzin g ian.— The lonian com mun ity a t Odessa, represented by a deputation of influential merchants and bankers, have just presented, on the occasion of their with drawal from British protection by the cession of the lonian Islands, to Mr. Grenville Murray, H.B.M. Consul-General for the Russian ports in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azoff, an address of thanks for past official services and personal courtesies, to which Mr. Murray made a suitable reply. The resident lonians of Odessa number more than ten thousand. Many of them are wealthy bankers and merchants, whose ancestors sought refuge there after the massacre of the patriarch and primates of the Greek Church at Constantinople, on the out break of the war of independence. They have been the founders of the immense corn trade of Southern Russia, and most of them have branch houses at the chief ports and capitals of Europe." A CENTENARIAN IN THE HARVEST FIELD.—On the farm of Hill of Keir, Bdlhelvie, occupied by Mr. Shand, Miss Margaret Crockat assisted at the harvest about ten days ago. Margaret was born in 1732, was shearing in 1782—the " snawie hairst"—and, although now in her 102 d year, has all her faculties unimpaired, and is quite lively; so much so that she travelled a considerable distance to enjoy the " clyack feast.' l -4berdeen Journal. REPAVING OF MOORGATE STREET AND THE CiTy•noip.—Yesterday the coutraczors commenced the repaving of Moorgate-street throughout. It is also intended to repair the whole or the thoroughfare in continuation from Finsbury-squ are to the Lying-in Hosp i ta l i n t h e City road, at the outl a y o f £3,750, The Confederation of British North America. QUEBEC, Oct. 1. The following semi-cfficial communication rela tive to the Confederation of the Canadian provinces, has been published : QUEBEC, Sept. 23. A good deal of public interest is felt as to the recent visit of members of the Canadian Government to the maritime provinces. People are anxious to know the nature of the federative scheme brought under the attention of the Charlottetown Conference, the reception it received from the maritime dele gates, and the probability of its being acceptable to the several provinces. But little reserve is now necessary as to the proceedings of the conference, or as to the general scope of the scheme of Federa tion now under consideration. It is only as to details which have yet to be discussed and determined end as to which diversities of opinion may arise among the numerous contracting parties, that re serve is expedient. The measure cannot be framed from any one point of view ; it trust be a work of compromise. Objections from east, west, and centre will have to he debated and overcome ; and it would be manifestly unwise and injurious to give publicity to details that circumstances may hereafter cause to be modified and abandoned. Thus far all the proceedings of the Canadian Government have been entirely unofficial and in formal. The provinces of Nova Scotia, Brunswick, and Prince Edward's Island had agreed to hold a conference at Charlottetown, the capital of Prince Edward's Island, to consider the propriety of uniting their fortunes under one Government and Legislature. The Canadian Government sought leave to attend that conference, for the purpose of inviting the attention of the delegates to the larger question of a federative union of all the British North American provinces. Consent was at once given, and on the first day of the conference the Canadian deputes presented themselves at Char lottezown, and were mast cordially received. The Government of N cv fou n dland was not represented in the conference, but communications from it have been received, heartily sympathising with the movement, and expressing a desire to take part in any future proceedings. The Conference commenced its deliberations on Thursday, the Ist of September, and continued to sit daily at Charlottetown, until the Bth, when an adjournment took place to Saturday, the 10th, at the city of Halifax. The proceeding of the Conference were conducted with closed doors ; but it is understood that the question of union in all its bearings was fully debated and the conclusion unanimously arrived at that a confederation of the British North Ametican colonies would be highly advantageous to all the provinces, provided equitable terms of union could be agreed upon. No insurmountable obstacles were encountered, and a formal Conference of the govern ments of Canada, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, and Prince Edward's Island has been summoned by his Excellency the Governor-General, to meet at Quebec on the 10th October, for the pur pose of ascertaining formally vt hether the details of a scheme of confederation, acceptable to all, can be arranged. The Canadian delegates were deeply impressed by the great material resources and the gratifying industrial prosperity of the maritime provinces. There is not one of them who does not subscribe heartily to the conclusion arrived at by the Con• ference, that a federation of all the provinces would be highly advantageous. Thus far nothing definite as to the details of the scheme has been agreed upon ; notwithstanding the discussions of the last three weeks, every point will be open to unfettered inquiry by the Quebec Con ference. No one, however, could have failed to gather from the newspapers of the Lower Provinces the general outlines of the scheme under considera tion at Charlotteville. It appears to have been suggested that the Confederation might consist for the present of three sections, namely :—Upper Canada, Lower Canada, and the Maritime Provinces, coming into the Union either collectively or separately, and hat provision might be made for the admission into the Union hereafter on equitable terms of the North-West territory, British Columbia, and Van couver. The whole country might have one name, say Canada or Arcadia. it appears to have been suggested that each of the provinces should have a local legislature and Executive, charged with the control of all local matters ; and that in a General Legislature and Executive should be vested the control of affairs common to the whole country. It seems to have been held as indisputable that the functions of the general and local governments, and the subjects delegated to each must be clearly defined in the Constitution, so as to prevent collision and give security for local interests, the whole to be em bodied in an act of Imperial Parliament. In regard to the construction of the General or Federal Legislature, the representation in the Lower House on sectional equality, the mode of selecting the members of the Upper House is a fer tile subject of discussion. Some favour election for a term of years by the people, others prefer to have their election vested in the Local Legislatures, while others again advocate their appointment for of the day, The solution may be found in a solu, tion of these views. The Federal Government would be constituted as now, the representative of the Crown being advised by an administration possessing the confidence of Parliament. To the Federal authority thus constituted would obviously be committed all questions of trade, navi• gation, currency, banking, general taxation, bank. ruptcy, and criminal law. It would have coLtrol of the militia and defence, of coinage, weights and measures, lighthouses, sea fisheries, letters patent and copyright, naturalisation, the census, the postal service, immigration, inter-colonial works, &c. The manner in which the local Legislatures should be constructed affords scope for debate. There are those who advocate for each section two Legislative Chambers, while others prefer one Chamber. Some are for an Executive Government responsible as at present, to the Legislature ; while others are in favour of the Lieutenant- Governors and other chief officials being elected by the people. It would of course be desirable that all the local Governments should be constituted on some uniform plan, but this does not seem abso lutely essential, in the event of serious variance of opinion arising. As to the powers and duties to be committed to the local Governments, there is also room for much discussion. Manifestly, however, Lower Canada will insist that all judicial and legal matters—in fact, the whole body of civil and municipai law, with the exception of criminal law—must be vested in the local Legislatures. It is equally clear that Upper Canada and New Brunswick will contend that the wild lands of the several sections should be vested in the local Governments. The control of roads, bridges, and harbours—with the exception of international . works—of inland fisheries, of education, of prisons, hospitals and charities, of agriculture, and all other local matters would naturally be committed to the local bodies. It has been suggested that provision should be made for the educational interests of the minority in each section. A difficulty would manifestly arise in committing these details to the Local Legislatures from the absence of local revenues to meet the necessary expenditures. It has been suggested that an allow ance from the public revenue might b 3 distributed for local purposes according to population, inasmuch as the General Government will, by the federative arrangement, be relieved from charges now borne y each province, and will have absorbed all the sources of revenu3 from which they are now defrayed. It is very fortunate that little or no difficulty seems to present itself on the subject to the Federal finances. On the consu•nmation of the Union all the debts and assets of the several provinces would of course be assumed by the Federal Government; and a close examination of the financial position of each province shows that no injustice would be in flicted by this arrangement. The debt and the annual burden now borne by the people of the several prof vinces are pretty nearly Equal, and the public exchequers of ail of them show a surplus. Commenting upon the above, the Quebec Chro4 nide, in its impression of September 26, observes : " The scheme is neither more nor less than a tran script of the American Union, which is just now offering so sorry an example of its cohesive and Governmental powers. It is a very grave question whether this is the best mode of union for the pro vinces. Cui bono : 2 What shall we have gained that we could not have obtained by the far less cumbrous plan of a legislative union after the feshion of Eng land herself? Why all this roundabout and nn wieldly phalanx of legislators ? Why six or seven of these Siamese twins ? Why 12 or 14 of these legislative bodies when one would be more Efficient at a tenth of the cost ? No doubt there are advan tages of considerable magnitude from a ;federal union of all the provinces, but we maintain that there is not one of these advantages which could not be attained by less costly and far more easily worked machinery. The Canadian Government has been considering the informations laid before them by the County Crown Attorney for Essex respecting the late rebel raid on Lake Erie. This has been done on the re quisition of the Attorney-General, and officers are now in pursuit of the suspected persons. Owing to the frequency of fires in Quebec the insurance companies have taken alarm, and have determined upon undertaking no further risks until a radical reform is effected in the city fire depart■ ment, At a meeting of directors and other officials connected with these companies, recently held, a number of resolutions were submitted and carried unanimously. The suggestions embodied in these resolutions have been referred to a subcommittee to be elaborated and reported upon. WEST INDIA AND PACIFIC MAILS. SOUTHAMPTON, Oct. 13. The Royal Mail Company's steamer Seine, Capt. Revett, with the above mails, has arrived. She brings 75 passengers, and on freight specie value 2,042,156, of which amount 617,789 dole. are from the Pacific ports, 1,365,211 dole. from California, and 59,156 dole. from the West India Islands; also jewellery value £620 sterling, and precious stones value £2,455. The Seine left St Thomas on the 29th. She ex perienced fine weather to the 9th October, since which strong breezes and unsettled weather passed over Belize and Honduras, doing considerable damage, and destroying six vessels lying in the harbour. The war in Santo Domingo is considered to be drawing to a close, and prospects of peace are en tertained, No mention is made by this mail of the loss of her Majesty's ship Bulldog. The weather continued fine at Grenada, and much activity prevailed on the estates. The public k€altb inland was good. At Barbadoes the crops were improving. Ground provisions were more plentiful. Next year's sugar crop promised to be large. Her Majesty's ships Styx and Pylaies arrived at Jamaica on the 15th. Yellow fever still raging among the troops at Bermuda. The surgeon in charge had fallen a victim to the seourge. At Trinidad the weather was very hot, the wharves were bare of shipping, and trade dull. Cuba had been visited with fine rains, and the coming crop of sugar was expected to be large. The balance of the old crop remaining for ship ment was 66,000 hogsheads of sugar and 38,000 hogsheads of molasses. The Seine brings the following cargo-280 serons cochineal, 42 serons indigo, 40 live turtle, 145 bales of cotton, 101 packages of silver ore, 156 bales of bark, 160 bales of indiarubber, 52 packages of skins, and 64 packages of sundries. The weather continued very hot at Jamaica, small-pox was extending its ravages throughout the island, and the deaths numerous. The new crops of coffee had commenced arriving at market ; the first purchases were made at from 40a., and quoted firm. The supply of pimento will fall short. A special meeting of the shareholders of the Bank of Jamaica has been called for the 25th of Octoler, it having been decided that the vote to wind up its affairs and transfer its interest for a bonus of £lO,OOO to the Colonial Bank, must be confirmed at such meeting before the transfer can be legally made. has been ordered by the:Governor in Executive Committee that the public moneys be deposited hereafter in the Colonial Bank, instead of the Island Treasury, the bank allowing 3 per cent. on the daily balances. The amount at present in the public chest is, it is understood, to be transferred forthwith. Freights were dull. Rum sales 28 3d for proof 18 in bond. Sugar—Dark, 21s; middling, 223 6d to 233; fair, 25. i to 263. Tobacco dull. At Damerara provisions are in sufficient supply, but the market is extremely dull. The estates are now beginning to grind, and produce may be ex pected to come forward freely towards the begin. ning of next month. There is some demand for molasses; good bright, 25c. to 26c., dark 21c. The weather is still sultry and disagreeable, on account of the prevalence of the land breeze. The sickness which has prevailed among the shipping shows signs of decrease. Th 9 cases of fever are by no means so virulent as when the infection first broke out. Freights continued unchanged-2s 3d to London and Liverpool. The papers from the interior of California mend lion the fall of rain in various parts of the State. An early and wet winter and good times for the miners are anticipated. Earthquakes had occurred in the mountains in several places. We have accounts of severe shocks h'aving been felt at Nevada Grass Valley and Marysville, but without any serious result. From Portland we learn that telegraphic offices have been opened at Fort Vancouver and Monti cello, and these places are row in telegraphic con nection with Washington territory. The line is being pushed forward to Olympia and Victoria, and will be completed to the tormer place by the Ist October next. BANK OF FRANCE. PARIS, October 13. The following is the return of the Bank of France for the week, together with the corresponding figures of the previous account : OCT, 13. OCT. 6. DR. f. c. f. c. Capital of the Bank 182,500,000 182,500,000 Profits in addition to Capital (Art. 8 law June 9,1857) 5,722,688 53 5,599,779 38 Reserve in the Bank and its branches Reserve in landed property 4,000,000 4,000,009 Notes in circulation 754,479,725 751,377,975 Bank notes to order and re ceipts payable at sight 5,679,107 48 5,950,092 35 Treasury ace. cur. creditor 66,934,450 53 62,437,649 46 Current accounts—Paris 100,060,572 15 106,393,396 29 Do. branch-banks Dividends payable Discounts and sundry interests 13,843,622 83 13,091,565 33 Re-discounts of the last six months 2,588,735 17 2,588,735 17 Sundries 1,195,808,044 51 1,199,324165 76 CR. Cash in hand and branch- banks 25),423,737 64 267,533,219 15 Commercial bills overdue 982,803 29 3,094,09 90 Commercial bills discounted not yet due ...,321,289,231 02 314,194,664 57 Do. branch-banks .... 297,967,113 292,386,484 Advances on deposits of bullion Do. branth- banks • . Advances on Frenchpublic securities .. Do, branch-banks Advance , on milway shares and debentures ... 27,921,600 27,400,200 Do. branch-banks.... 19,814,200 19,306,300 Advances on Craft Fon cier Bonds 418.500 439,200 Do. branch-banks 398,500 385,100 Advances to the State (Conven. June 10, 1857) 60,000,000 60,000,000 Guvt. St o ck Reserve Do. disposable Rentes immobilisees (Law June 9, 1857) Hotel and furniture of the 1 Bank Landed property, branches Expenses of management 1,615,512 14 1,593,556 94 Sundries .. 4,238,655 42 4,960,779 26 1,195,503,0 44 51 1,199,324,165 7C Certified by tho honorary Vice-President of the Council of State, Governor of the Dank of France. (Signed) ROVlatlib, ON 41 /1.4 eribt - -44 Iry ill/IL), 4. . Tan HER MAJESTY. BALMORAL, Oct. 12. The Queen went out yesterday morning, acorn, pinied. by Princess Helena. In the afternoon bet, Majesty, accompanied by Princess Helen a and Princess Beatrice, and attended by the Hon.Em pla Lascelles, drove round by Ballater. The Dean of Westminster had the honour of dining with the Qleen and royal family. Prince Alfred honoured the Eari and Count s Delawarr with his company at dinner, Atten ded b i M.jor Cowell and Mr Haig. Foreign Courts. PARIS, Oct. 1 2 . HAssan Ali Khan, the Persian ambassador, ls t ° leave Paris, it is said, in about ten days to return to Teheran. He is replaced by Solieman Khan , son °f the Persian Minister of War, as chargé d'effaires. Mabmoud Khan, the ambassador in London,is °l6° recalled and replaced by Mehemet Ali Khan , W h° was interpreter to Feruck Khan, the:ambassad or Ja Paris in 1856. The two charges d'affaires be e been educated in Paris. M. Meyer, ex-Minister of F o reign Affairs at Cassel, has been appointed resident Minister of the Elector at Paris, in the place of M. Goeddaens. EXPECTED ARRIVAL OF THE INFANT PRISM''' It is anticipated that the royal yacht Salamis will arrive in Hull by this morning's tide, from Gluckstadt, bringing with it the nurse and infant son of the Prince and Princ l/ :,, of Wales. A servant connected with the royal household at Sandringham, and who is besides the husband of the nursa, has been waiting the arrival of the vessel for some ~ hours, and on its arrival the whole party will at once p ro ' ceed to Sandringham.—Eastern Cantles Herald of yest e" day. THE CASE OF MR. HAMMOND, OF PECKITA3I.**". We understand that the prosecution of this gentlerao% charged with the assaulting and the illegal impridemE as % of his wife for two years at his residence at Peckham, 48 been abandoned, and that no further proceedings will b e ,aken. It appears from recent inquiries made by the frie nds of the unhappy lady, that disclosures which would ne ce r d sarily be made in the court before which the trial vio l ' have to take place would b 3 of so painful a character that they feel constrained to proceed no further in the matter. THE FRENCH IN CHINA.—The 21/oniteur de l'Arinee gives the following from Shanghae the 25th August—" The Taepfngs have met with an snot: mous check in losing their capital, but they are not entirel destroyed ; their bands are endeavouring to reorganise theta' selves in the provinces of Niang-Wei and Kiang-Si, an d part of them, commanded by one of the principal officers o Chan-Ouang, defeated on the 3d August a strong divigoll of the Imperial army in an engagement in the open fiel d ' In presence of these facts the Government of Pekin 1 81 ° S found that it could not disarm, and has requested the On' tinuation of the service of the Franco-Chinese corps. The arrangements for that purpose are nearly completed. Li e tenant d'Aigueville, of the French army, who comman ds that corps, has arrived at Shanghae to enrol a certain nut s ' ber of European officers and sub-officers, and to obtain Ile' cessary supplies. The engagements entered into are, ft is said, to be for two years. The Imperial army is, moreover, to be formed into moveable columns, which are to sco ur the provinces crossed by the Yang-Tse-Ki in order to prevent the rebel bands from organising themselves as for merly., NARROW ESCAPE OF A SPORTSMAN—An accident similar in character to that which caused the death of Captain Speke, has just happened at Wellington, to Ai r C. H. Fox. Mr Fox was with a shooting party at Tone' dale, and incautiously pulled his gun after him. It in' stantly exploded, and the charge carried away a portion of the fore-finger of the right hand, and slightly grazed his head. He was immediately taken to his residence, an d amputation of the remaining portion of the finger had to b° performed, and Mr Fox is now progressing favourably. SHOCKING ACCIDENT TO A MAIL•CART.—A fata l accident befel the mail cart which runs between Stamford and Peterborough on Wednes lay night. Th e bags should arrive at Peterborough Post-office at a quarter to 10 o'clock. They were brought in by the police after midnight, and it was reported that the mail-cart was lying smashed to pieces at Milton Ferry, and that the driver Wag killed. This unfortunately was found to be the case. Pa ll of the rcad over which the cart travelled was private, and at times posts are placed across it. In the darkness the man, who it is feared was intoxicated at the time, drove against th.sa posts and was killed. The formation of the great military road between Freshwater and Chald, on the south-west coast of the Isle of Wight, has commenced. The most important part of the work will be the viaduct over Bretton Grange. Several of the insurance companies have come t° a common resolution that they will not recognise the claims arising from the explosion at Erith, or make good the 1080 0 experienced. CAMBRIDGE LODGE OF ODD FELLOWS, The 29th Anniversary of the above Lodge wag celebrated on Tuesday last, by a dinner at the Roy al Standard, Sale-street, Paddington. Pro G. M. Stephens occupied the chair—the vice-chair being filled by Brother G. Lane. After the usual loyal and patriotic toasts had heel' duly honoured, the chairman gave "The Manchester Unity of Odd Fellows," and in his remarks stated that on the Ist of January, 1863, in the United Kingdom and Channel Islands there were 328,595 members—during that year there were 26,900 members admitted, a greater increase than any year for the past ten yea rs ' In the colonies there were 14,358 members at the same date, and it would appear there were 11,750 a!/ • mitted in those lodges, showing an increase on the year ill round numbers of 28,000 members. In Middlesex alone 2,300 were admitted. After deducting secessions and deaths the society was found to contain, on the Ist January, 1 864 ' 358,556 members. The Vice-Chairman proposed the toast of the evening, "Continued prosperity to the Loyal Cant' bridge Lodge," which composed one ci the 80 lodges 111 connection with the North London District, and as a sample of those lodges had at the present titre 144 members, with an invested capital of upward s of £2,000. The Secretary responded to the toast , stating during the past five years they had increased £5 51 16s 111 d, while they had paid for sickness and funerals alone £549 Bs, being an averrge expenditure of £lO9 17s 7 3 , with a clear saving of £llO 7s 4id each year. Their tables had been compiled by an actuary of great experience -- their funds were periodically valued, and at the last valua" tion proved to be perfectly solvent. Mr Dansie, C.S. of tb district, addressed the meeting, and showed the advantages of the institution: Some complimentary toasts followed , the evening having been spent in a mast pleasant manner , and was concluded with a cordial vote of thanks to tho chairman. A PARISIAN CHARACTER.—The Boulevard d€ o Italiens lost last week, by the hand of death, one of its oldest frequenters, Major Fraser, an old dandy, who from 1827 to 1864 inhabited Paris, and who, when in town! was rarely to be seen elsewhere than in that small but choice section of the boulevard which extends from the Chaussee d' Antin to th's Rue Lafitte. His history is curious. and few people knew it. Major Fraser was the great grand• son of the Simon Lord Lovat, executed for high treason hi the reign of George 11. Some of his family then settled in Franco, and took service in the French army. Major Fraser's father emigrated to Portugal in 1790, and took a Portuguese wife. The issue of this marriage made its way in the world. Twu daughters, yet living, are the wives of rich noblemen; the cue is the Marquise de Bombelles, and the other the Marquise de Gargallo, of Naples; one son wail a secretary of embassy in Austria ; the other Henry Esrkine Fraser, was the Major Fraser who has just gone to hie grave. He was born at Badajoz, Portugal, where he lived up to the age of 11 years. He had then lost both father and mother, and was committed to the care of M. de Lebseltera. the tutor of Prince Felix do SchwartrAaberg. The two pupil° were sent together to Russia, where they entered the mili tary service as cadets. Their friendship, dating thus earlY, continued in Paris. The major used to be fond of recount . ing how he took part in the battle of Le:lisle, and rode into Paris with his regiment of Russian Hussare. But of late years he left off telling these stories, because they made 12 101 out to be older than he wished to be thought, and he was a singularly well preserved man for his age. He left the Russian service in 1827 with the rank of major, and ever after lived in Paris, in an apartment in the large house on the Boulevard des 'Wiens belonging to the Marquis of Hertford. The furniture of these rooms was simple, and not in proportion to the high rent of lodging in that quarter. There was little to be seen in them beyond an iron bedstead , a large map, a bcarskin, a few books, a large assortment of polished leather boots, and a barrel of Cyprus wine, alwaYe on tap for the accommodation of friends. One day when his bed was broken he replaced it by a coffin, in which he was wont to say that he slept better than in bed, because he was not able to tumble out when disturbed by th e nightmare, to which he was very subject. He once mad o a bet with Lord Henry Seymour that he would ride to Brussels and back in 36 hours, and he did it. Another time he rode for a wagf r to Compeigne and back every del for six days running. With all this he was an accomplishe d scholar; he habitually capped Latin verse with Juice Janin, and was the friend of Alfred de Musset, Bequet, an d Itomieu. He was a member of most of the gambling clubs in Paris, but never played himself. Notwithstanding his eccentric and, as many supposed, frivolous life, he bad practical taste for the industrious pursuits of the present age. He was a director of several railways, and died ulti mately from a fever caught in Portugal, whither he had gone to organise a company.